Legal Opinion
Velez v. Commissioner of Correction
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 31, 1999No. SC 16095PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CALLAHAN, C. J.
The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether General Statutes § 18-l00d1 renders General Statutes §§ 18-7, 18-7a (c), 18-98a, 18-98b and 18-98d (b)2 (good time statutes) inapplicable to persons sen*538tenced to terms of imprisonment for crimes committed on or after October 1, 1994. We conclude that the good time statutes are not applicable to such persons.
The material facts are not in dispute. On November 30, 1994, the petitioner, Jorge Velez, committed a rob*539bery in violation of General Statutes § 53a-135. He was convicted and, on July 21, 1995, he was sentenced to an…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- In re Valerie D.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- Connecticut State Medical Society v. Connecticut Board of ExaminersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- State v. GrullonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Gomeau v. ForrestSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- Iovieno v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
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3Cited by44 opinions
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